Chris Coleman: Wales can build on Euro 2016 heroics at the 2018 World Cup

As they face Austria here on Thursday, the Dragons will be looking to retain first place in World Cup qualifying Group D when the top two seeds in the pool go head to head at the Ernst Happel Stadion.
For Coleman, it is a venue that holds fond memories; this was where he won his first cap as a substitute and scored an equaliser in a 1-1 draw back in 1992.
But such reminisces are unlikely to beat the last few months in which Welsh football has finally re-established itself on the global stage thanks to that incredible run to the semi-finals of Euro 2016.
It has not taken the 46-year-old long... read more

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